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Dear IFS readers,

I hope you're doing well. The LAST issue was our 700th ISSUE!

can you believe that?

Thanks to everyone who wrote COMMENTS TO ME and thanks again to those WHO
checked out Blue Holiday
_http://www.songramp.com/view.ez?sampleid=34592_
(http://www.songramp.com/view.ez?sampleid=34592)

Last week I got a new computer. My old one was running on windows 98 and
crashing all the time. I never got to check out itunes before, but I've
started poking around itunes with my new computer and so far I've found 10
songs
I've cowritten are available there.

here''s the list


1) "Zip Zero" Sheila Marshall"

2) "The Heart Not Taken" Debbie Elam

3) "Most Important Work" Debbie Elam

4) "Lone Starry Night" john Arthur martinez

5) "Home Made of Stone" john Arthur martinez

6) "Hand Over Your Heart" Abi Tapia

7) "stand Still with me" Adam Donmoyer

8) "Seven Digits" Jen Rathbun

9) "Coffee, Chocolate & Men" Jen Rathbun

10) Married, Buried or Gay" Jen Rathbun


My guess is Lone Starry Night is the best seller so far.
but I haven't seen any numbers yet


MY GOAL IS I WANT TO DOUBLE TRIPLE OR QUADRUPLE
THE NUMBER OF MY SONGS THAT ARE ON ITUNES BY NEXT YEAR


TO DO THIS I'm encouraging all the artists who've CUT my songs to get
digital distribution and
I'M CONSIDERING LAUNCHING A CD containing my songs I've written.
Especially ones songs that are marketable to particular groups.

Like

Send Me Out - an Episcopal Hymn

OR

You Rolled On for Lance Armstrong fans

It will be an eclectic CD because I write songs in many genres.


so I started poking around CDBaby
I began at _http://cdbaby.net/_ (http://cdbaby.net/)


beginning with "How to sell your CD at CDBABY.COM"
_http://cdbaby.net/submit.htm_ (http://cdbaby.net/submit.htm)

then I read "CD Baby's Digital Distribution"
_http://cdbaby.net/dd_ (http://cdbaby.net/dd)


I found this section particularly eye opening and interesting


How to Legally Sell Downloads of Cover Songs
Please note that the below is not official legal advice, we are not your
lawyers, and you should always contact your attorney before entering into any
contract such as a license.

If you have recorded a cover version of someone else's song, and you plan to
make that recording available over the Internet, the following information
applies to you.

You must follow these steps BEFORE you make your recording available for
distribution to the public!

If you record a cover version of a song, (meaning your performance of a song
that has been released in the U.S. with consent of the copyright owner), you
are entitled by law to release your recording commercially, and the owner of
the copyright to the song cannot prevent you from doing so.

The Copyright Act provides for what is called a "Compulsory License", which
means that if you follow the steps set forth by statute, you can distribute
your recording of that song on a CD or over the internet.

The following details the procedure for individuals to obtain a compulsory
license to digitally distribute cover songs over the Internet to end users in
the United States.
from _http://cdbaby.net/dd?f=8_ (http://cdbaby.net/dd?f=8)


then I created a CDBaby account starting at
_https://members.cdbaby.com/signup?s=usa_
(https://members.cdbaby.com/signup?s=usa)

I haven't loaded a CD yet, I'm just finding out what I need to do.

when I completed my personal data
I received two emails
one containing my personal data which you don't get to read
and the other choc full of excellent marketing tips
i'm sure some of you have seen this but many haven't
so since it's creator asked me to

"PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO EVERY MUSICIAN
YOU THINK DESERVES MORE ATTENTION"

I think you and your music deserve more attention
so here goes
(WARNING IT'S LONG BUT TRULY EXCELLENT)

Ande



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